AI Took Your Job. What Happens Next?

What actually happens, day by day, in the year after AI takes your job? This is the story of one office worker on one street, from Day 1 to Day 365. The story is made up. Every statistic in it is real, and the sources are below. 0:00 Day 365 0:30 Day 1: the new coworker 1:43 Day 30: the empty chair 2:32 Day 90: the 15-minute meeting 3:28 Day 120: 140 applications 4:15 Day 180: the money runs out 4:55 Day 270: getting back in 5:36 Day 365: the number that makes no sense Sources Challenger, Gray & Christmas, September 2026 job cuts report (AI-cited cuts, total cuts, tech cuts, hiring plans): https://www.challengergray.com/blog/j... Federal Reserve Bank of New York, The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates: https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/c... Fortune, Sep 17, 2026, AI-exposed majors and retail jobs: https://fortune.com/2026/09/17/ai-cha... OSWorld leaderboard (agent scores are self-reported by the companies): https://leaderboard.steel.dev/leaderb... Note: Challenger counts the reasons employers give for layoffs. "AI-cited" doesn't prove AI caused them. Your salary, savings and rent in the story are invented. Unemployment benefit length varies by state. Music: "Break 011" by Alex Productions #AI #FutureOfWork #Jobs